Film Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
byThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty has its share of rousing moments, but it never becomes the sweeping inspirational gesture that it wants to be.
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Film Review: Philomena (2013)
byBroad English humour? Check. Mismatched duo forced together by circumstance? Check. A heartbreaking and deeply moving story that will bring most of its viewers to tears? Check. A nearly 80 year old woman cussing? Check.
Film review: Frozen (2013)
byDisney has never been one to limit its ambitions, and there’s no better evidence of this than Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s Frozen – the studio’s latest fairytale feature. The film’s storyline does not shy away from the fantastical.
Film Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
byIn Jackson’s view, it seems nothing is done unless it is done to excess and this dizzying flurry of action may be exhausting for some. However, it is nothing if not a spectacle and leaves me eagerly waiting for more.
Film Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
byPlenty of laughs are to be had with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues through genuinely astute and witty television journalistic observations, and through some less erudite gags.
Film Review: Saving Mr Banks (2013)
byWhen we watch a film, we often lose focus on the complexities and persuasion that it took behind the scenes to get a film even into production. As is the case with the production of Mary Poppins in the early 1960s when Walt Disney finally lured Poppins author P.L. Travers to Hollywood.
Film Review: American Hustle (2013)
byCon movies are an old favourite of Hollywood. Immerging like clock work ever year with a star-studded cast of quick talking wise guys, glamorous girls, shinny backgrounds, fast-moving camera action and non-linier plots to keep audiences on their exhilarated heels. With American Hustle, director David O. Russell throws his hat in the ring of this long-standing genre.
TV Recap: Redfern Now, 2×6
byThis series has been so perfect. Each episode as moving and beautifully written as the last. There isn’t a flaw in sight. Perfect acting. Perfect stories. Perfectly told. It was great to see Ernie Dingo back on television after a long hiatus, he reminded of us of his talent and his on screen presence. Just beautiful. If you have missed this series you must go and buy it on DVD and experience the awesomeness of Redfern Now.
Film Review: Delivery Man (2013)
byA middle-aged slacker, who as a young man had effectively masturbated for a living under the name ‘Starbuck’, discovers that he is the father of 533 kids. I thought Delivery Man’s plot sounded quite interesting when I saw the trailer for this a few weeks prior. How hindsight makes fools of us all.
Film Review: Carrie (2013)
byThe build up of tension in the film is laughably weak and the pay-off not nearly gruesome enough. Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce tread the line between serious horror film and B-grade homage